Yangshan Islands Shanghai
China - Xian - Beijing - Guangzhou - Chengdu - Dalian - Shenzhen - Shanghai - Hangzhou
Shanghai, the eighth largest city of the world is also the largest city in China. Shanghai is one of the highly popular tourist destinations of the world. Each year, thousands of tourists from different parts of the world come to Shanghai to have a blast during their vacations. One of the tourist attractions in the city of Shanghai is the Yangshan Islands, Shanghai.
The Yangshan Islands, Shanghai is located at a distance of about 30 kilometers from the land of Shanghai, and lies in the East Sea. Yangshan Islands of Shanghai consists of two big islands. One of them is known as the Little Yangshan Island and the other one is known as the Big Yangshan Island.
The Yangshan Islands of Shanghai is home to a deep-water port in Shanghai. The objective is to build a world-class deep-water port in Shanghai, which would easily accommodate larger ships. Yangshan Islands of Shanghai makes for the perfect location for the construction of this port, as the depth of the water here is more than 15 meters. This makes it the most suitable destination to set up a big port in Shanghai's Yangshan Island. The first phase of the project, which was initiated a few years ago, has been completed in 2005.